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Lightning — Harrison, Mississippi
August 25, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Harrison
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 37 year old man was fatally injured by a lightning strike. The man was standing behind a waste collection truck when lightning struck a nearby tree and the charge moved through the tree to the man standing near the truck.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.